I love the unpredictability of life - one day we were told we had to be out of our accommodation and the next we have moved across town to live with an American/Peruvian family who were willing to share their home with us. I didn't see that one coming.

Without even taking moving into consideration, we have been keeping busy. We have been dealing with broken laptops, dental surgery and constant shoulder and back issues and in amongst that, we have been reviewing restaurants and dealing with life and work in general.

Arequipa is treating us well - we love the sunshine the city provides and are not missing the cool days or nights of Cusco and we have so much more planned for our stay. First we need to get Matthew's passport updated so that's priority in the next couple of weeks along with buying a laptop (mine finally bit the dust for a second time)!

All in all a totally unexpected but fun chapter of our travel journey...